Local Obituaries for Milwaukie, Clackamas County in Oregon and Surrounding Areas.
Judith Ann Brooks
Aug 5, 2021
Judy passed away peacefully at home on August 5th after a year and a half battle with cancer. While she maintained faith that God could choose to heal her, she was joyful and at peace knowing she would soon be with her beloved Savior. Judy was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, OR on August 25, 1939 to Bernard and...
Barbara Catharina Bakkum
Aug 5, 2021
92 year old Barbara Bakkum passed away following a brief illness. Born to Dutch immigrant parents in the Clackamas Heights neighborhood of Oregon City, Oregon Barbara never lived more than 15 miles from her birthplace. Barbara and husband, Wally did reside in the Oak Lodge area for nearly 60 years where they raised their family. For many years they square...
Patricia M. Mumpower
Aug 3, 2021
Patricia was born in Wisconsin, September 1, 1935, to parents, Hildegarde Orbeck Bescup and Marion Bernard Bescup. She died of kidney failure, August 3, 2021 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon. She graduated from Walla Walla High School and St. Mary's Hospital Nursing School. Pat began her four decade nursing career in a hospital in Moscow, Idaho, followed...
Dorothy Lucille Terry Tincher Rhodes
Aug 2, 2021
Dorothy Lucille Terry Tincher Rhodes September 16, 1929 to August 2, 2021 Dorothy passed away on August 2, 2021 at her home in Oregon City with her children by her side after complications from a stroke. Dorothy was born on September 16th, 1929 in Heavener, Oklahoma. The first child of Oscar Terry and Lola Green Terry and the first grandchild...
William Edward Kelly
Aug 1, 2021
William "Bill" Edward Kelly passed away at 96 years old on August 1, 2021. Bill was one of seven children born on January 1, 1925, in Aurora, Illinois. His family and friends remember his servant's attitude that was always present. He was selfless, kind, and humble with a good dose of humor. His biggest accomplishment in life was not only...
Nels Raymond Olsen
Jul 26, 2021
Nels R Olsen (aka Ray), 98, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 26, 2021. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born to the late Anna and Hans Olsen on November 18, 1922 in Crosby, North Dakota. Ray spent his early years on a...
Timothy Jay Bertrand
Jul 24, 2021
Timothy Jay Bertrand died Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Tim was born February 14, 1951 to Raymond and Jeanne Bertrand in Portland, Oregon. He attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Central Catholic High School. He joined the Army in 1969 and served in Vietnam. He met his wife of almost 50 years in September 1971 and...
Dora Lee Abernathy
Jul 13, 2021
Dori was born in Portland, Oregon on January 22nd, 1962 to Raymond T. Thompson, Jr. and Edeane LaDora (Davis) Thompson. Dori attended Milwaukie schools where she made lifelong friends. On February 18th, 1989 Dori married Michel Duane Abernathy. Dori was a homemaker who loved animals of all kinds, but horses held a special place in her heart. She excelled at...
Carolyn Orrell
Jul 2, 2021
Carolyn was the first born to Edith and Elmon Cloward in Parma, Idaho. October 5, 1931. She was the eldest of three, she had two brothers both now deceased. The first ten years of Carolyn's life was spent in Hood River, Oregon in a small community of Central Vale, living on an apple orchard. Carolyn was a student at Central...
Carolyn Louise Hammett
Jun 29, 2021
Carolyn Hammett passed away peacefully at home in Milwaukie of natural causes, surrounded by family members. Carolyn was born in Riverside, California where she attended grade school. Following the passing of her father and her mother remarrying, her family moved to the Portland area when she was 12 years old. She attended Oregon City High School. After working a few...
Dixie Lee Sander
Jun 24, 2021
Dixie Lee Sander, 83, died peacefully on Thursday, June 24, 2021 surrounded by the loving support of family at Fieldstone Cornell Landing after a 5-year battle with alzheimers. Dixie, daughter of Eileen and Wade R. Wilcox, traveled for most of her childhood and later settled in Milwaukie, Oregon. She met the love of her life and spouse of 47 years,...
Jessie "Lorraine" Stevens
Jun 21, 2021
On June 21, 2021 Jessie "Lorraine" Stevens gently departed this earth in Milwaukie, OR, and joined her heavenly family, beloved husband, Errol "Steve" Bernard Stevens; son, Randall Sundblad; granddaughter, Amelia; and grandson, Drake. Her departure reminds us that the angels continue to watch over us. She was 85 years old and her family is heart-broken. Lorraine was born May 5,...
William J. West
Jun 19, 2021
William "Bill" Jeffrey West, 62, died Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Portland, Oregon from complications of Covid-19. He was surrounded by his family. Bill was born July 14, 1958 to Bill and Olga West in San Bernadino, California. As a child from a large Guatemalan family, he spent the summers of his youth exploring Guatemala City with his siblings and...
Ronnie L. "Ron" Rodden
Jun 13, 2021
Ron was called home on June 13th, 2021, in Milwaukie, OR at the age of 75. Ron was born on April 20th, 1946, to Ben and Inga Rodden in Big Timber, Montana. Ron had two brothers, one younger and one older. In his younger years Ron lived in a small town on the Southern Oregon Coast before later moving to...
James Patrick Clay
May 29, 2021
James Patrick Clay, 75, passed away, peacefully, in his sleep on May 29th, 2021. He was born in 1946, and adopted shortly after birth by Glenn and Blanche (Meagher) Clay, of Milwaukie, Oregon. Jim loved his hometown. He was a Milwaukie fixture all, and a resident for most, of his life. Jim grew up in Milwaukie. His parents owned Clay's...
Kris Alan Bottcher
May 28, 2021
Kris Bottcher of Milwaukie, Oregon passed away in his sleep May 28, 2021. Kris was born on September 29, 1967, to Paul Alan Bottcher and Barbara Ann Bottcher in Worcester, Massachusetts. At age five Kris and his family moved to Portland, Oregon. He attended Grant High School. Kris enjoyed camping, rock concerts and spending time with family and friends. Kris'...
Patricia Ann Fish
May 25, 2021
Patti was born February 22, 1935 in Jackson, Michigan, and she died May 25, 2021 at Providence Hospital in Milwaukie, Oregon following a short illness. Her death was a peaceful one as she slipped away to her place in the Church Triumphant. She was surrounded by the compassion and care of her ICU nurses after an evening of phone calls...
